limo services . big d . redeem rewards . This rifle was purchased from Regimental Quartermaster 49 Steinwehr Avenue Gettysburg, PA 17325 717-338-1864 and created by the James River Amory jamesriverarmory.com to 100% perfect matching specifications of the issued 1861 Springfield rifle
420 yards, 1861 Springfield Rifle
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R. Lee Ermey cool! Was that part from Mail Call? Great aiming by the way, at that range it’s like aiming a piece of artillery XD!
i hope is not all day
this gun fired !
i veery stupid to destroy a piece of collection
i hope my english are good
i am french
I’m pretty sure it’s a reproduction.
Amazing how accurate you can shoot with this rifle ! Hands down, very fine marksmanship.
it is actually a rifled musket.
i like these types of muskets <3
your english sucks, I’m Filipino
This is a reproduction, but tell me, if it were authentic, how would firing it (so long as the rifle is in good condition) be destroying it??
I own many antique firearms, and fire them all. Take a look at my other videos, please point out how I’m destroying them. I think hanging them on a wall or locking them into a safe for eternity would be a worse fate.
i think it’s not a good thing to fire whive a old gun
because you can destroy or damaged it
but if you not fire like an idiot
it’s not so dangerous for you and the gun
Hate to say dude, that is an 1863 Springfield Rifle Musket.
1 of 2 Hate to say it dude, but this is an 1861, not an 1863 as you implied. There are several differences between the 61 and the 63. The 1863 was produced at Springfield armory only, Trenton only made the 61. The lock and hammer are case-colored on the 63, and bands and rear sights are also sometimes found blued.
2 of 2 The 1861 has a clean out screw for the cone, (nipple). the ’63′s do not. Three leaf sight was replaced by two leafs that include “peeps” for various ranges. The hammer was replaced with an “S” shaped hammer similar to the Model 1861 “Special”. Band springs were omitted. The flat bands were replaced with narrower oval screw clamping bands.
Sorry, I saw the 1863 On the lock plate. Didnt look into it.
All good, no problem.. 
I own a nd shoot an original Springfield Trapdoor. It is very accurate and won’t hurt the gun if your load is correct. I also shoot a replica, Zouave very successfully. Lots of fun.
Sir, Your videos are always entertaining! Great job! My luckiest shot with a muzzle loader was with my Pedersoli 1863 Springfield replica. 300 yards (estimated with GPS) at a bleach bottle filled with water shooting a .570 round ball and 70 grains of ffg. Don’t think I could ever do it again.
Hello i am planning on purchasing an 1861 springfield from midway usa just a few q’s i have never owned or shot a muzzleloader soi wanna know what all i need powder bullet wadding percussion caps etc.. i do want to keep it as original as i can get with the lead ball or minie ball and traditional black powder 2 how often do i need to clean it your help would be appreciated
ive heard of snipers getting kills at over 1000 yards in the civil war
@Jordancod5 Black powder is very corrosive, and thus has to be cleaned soon after shooting or it can damage your gun. To clean it you actually need to run water through the barrel to dissolve the black powder. then its pretty much the same as any gun. As far as i know you can only shoot round balls with wadding and minie ball type bullets. For percussion caps, i suggest 4 wing instead of 6 wing caps, as the six wing caps’ wings can fly off and hurt you.
@mag30th if they fire and u take care of them with thorough cleaning, ur not destroying them
damn. what a rifle. such a legend. so beautiful that i wish to have one in a cabin even
very nice on the demo video. I myself have a british Whitworth rifle(reproduction) with the hexagonal type rifling.It looks like an 1853 Enfield at first glance,lol. Its much more a long range rifle than the ’61 ya used in this video.Plus i have a period correct telescopic scope attached. It was a favorite of confederate sharpshooters as far as i know.
Well, they had a range of over 1,000 yards so, it can kill in volley fire at those distances. Not that it can really hit anything with any sort of accuracy at that range, but it can still kill.
I have one of these rifles (Though its a modern reproduction) And I have hit targets at farthest of about 500 yards. On a windless day of course.
@GeneralKenobiSIYE Actually the effective range is about up to 400 300 yards but the maximum is 1,000, but it would be an extremely lucky shot for 1,000 yards. You would have to point the gun strait up like artillery lol. Most fighting during the Civil War was within 100, 200, or 300 yards.
@GeneralKenobiSIYE Also most fighting was not with ranks firing in volleys, most of the time soldiers fought behind cover skermishing, so they could get a good aim but many times they were shooting at 100 yards and still didn’t hit anything because of all the smoke and noise making it impossible to aim accurately.